1936 Chicago Cubs season
The 1936 Chicago Cubs season was the 65th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 61st in the National League and the 21st at Wrigley Field. The Cubs tied with the St. Louis Cardinals for second in the National League with a record of 87–67.Regular season
Record vs. opponents
Roster
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
C | | 121 | 424 | 130 | .307 | 7 | 64 |
1B | | 124 | 458 | 125 | .273 | 9 | 56 |
2B | | 153 | 632 | 211 | .334 | 5 | 93 |
SS | | 118 | 429 | 120 | .280 | 1 | 42 |
3B | | 149 | 561 | 167 | .298 | 6 | 78 |
OF | | 93 | 373 | 110 | .295 | 3 | 39 |
OF | | 145 | 575 | 152 | .264 | 8 | 81 |
OF | | 154 | 605 | 212 | .350 | 16 | 96 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 80 | 189 | 58 | .307 | 2 | 38 |
| 64 | 182 | 45 | .247 | 0 | 20 |
| 70 | 174 | 44 | .253 | 7 | 28 |
| 39 | 132 | 33 | .250 | 1 | 16 |
| 29 | 109 | 32 | .294 | 5 | 18 |
| 44 | 75 | 13 | .173 | 1 | 5 |
| 19 | 34 | 7 | .206 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 43 | 258.2 | 18 | 11 | 3.31 | 102 |
| 24 | 153 | 11 | 9 | 3.00 | 52 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 43 | 252.1 | 18 | 9 | 3.39 | 104 |
| 40 | 240.1 | 16 | 13 | 3.45 | 113 |
| 35 | 197.1 | 14 | 10 | 3.65 | 88 |
| 39 | 129.1 | 6 | 5 | 3.97 | 69 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 33 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4.15 | 32 |
| 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.30 | 35 |
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.75 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.46 | 1 |
Awards and honors
Records
- Billy Herman, National League record, most doubles in one season by a second baseman
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Ponca City